A cousin sent me an envelope filled with unnamed and unwanted photographs. Oh, how I loved getting that present in the mail. Mixed among the photographs of the Pacheco’s was this odd postcard: The postcard is none other than of my Great Great Uncle Francisco Pacheco (aka Frank Algrava), son of Joao Pacheco and Ana…
Tag: genealogy carnival
Getting to Know You, Getting to Know Your Blog Roundup
Terry Thornton of the Hill Country of Monroe County, Mississippi blog challenged genealogy bloggers to tell their readers a bit about themselves and their blog. Then they were asked to highlight their best, breeziest, and most beautiful articles or posts. You can read my response if you like: Getting to Know the Research Journal. Many…
Religious Newspaper Comes to the Rescue
I knew that the city of San Francisco did not have a copy of the marriage record for my Great Great Grandparents, Thomas A. Jones and Margaret Kelly because the records were destroyed in 1906. I also knew that the state of California did not begin recording vital records until after 1905. I didn’t know…
Newspapers Provide Proof When Disasters Destroy Records
MARRIED JONES–KELLY–In this city, February 7, by the Rev. Father Scanlon, Thomas A. Jones to Miss Margaret Kelly, both of this city. [San Francisco Call, San Francisco, CA, 9 Feb 1869, page 3] It doesn’t look like much, does it? A groom, a bride, a priest, and a date. To the untrained eye, it’s just…
Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know the Research Journal
I’ve been on the web helping genealogist for several years, first on AOL, then with GenealogyForum.org. In September of 2001, I began the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage website, islandroutes.com. In January of this year, I revised the Research Journal blog to cover my various areas of research expertise. My goal is to teach people…